Lynette Byrd is a former Department of Justice attorney who has been peer-rated with the highest level of professional excellence. Her practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs), whistleblower cases, government investigations, healthcare litigation, and CMS and insurance audits.
As a white-collar trial lawyer with a particular focus on healthcare fraud, Lynette regularly represents individuals and entities in complex investigations and criminal prosecutions involving the Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG), the FBI, and the Texas Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). Drawing on her experience as a federal prosecutor, where she represented the United States in whistleblower and False Claims Act cases, kickback investigations, and Medicare fraud matters, she brings a rare dual perspective to her current practice defending business owners, medical professionals, physicians, and executives nationwide.
Lynette has served as first chair and lead trial attorney in federal jury and bench trials, including appellate matters, both on behalf of the United States and for clients in private practice. Her work has resulted in favorable outcomes including federal criminal investigations closed without charges, civil investigations resolved without monetary liability, successful defense of physicians before the Texas Medical Board, downward departures at sentencing, reinstatement to payor programs following termination, favorable settlements with the DOJ, and successful appeals of CMS overpayment determinations before Administrative Law Judges. She routinely represents physicians, dentists, pharmacists, marketers, and lab owners in healthcare fraud investigations and prosecutions.
